West Daly Regional Council's Mayor says he "watched with interest" during the whirlwind visits of both Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten last week, who hadn't stopped to visit his trouble-ridden region.

The ABC obtains a cache of letters and emails sent to the Indigenous Affairs Minister about Australia Day, with most — including one from a young girl who said "it's the day we stole Australia from the Aboriginal people" — urging the Government to move the day from January 26.